New York to Tokyo runs about 23 times a day, with the first departure around 06:09 and the last around 18:49. One passenger pays between €776.39 and €922.31, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 17h 34m over 11,174 km, on services run by 5 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 5 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€776.39 to €922.31
- 157%Moves across the booking window
157%When it runs, leaving New York
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:09First departure
- 18:49Last departure
- 23Services per day
- 87%Run direct
06:09
18:49
23
87%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €1,991.98Wed23
- about €2,191.40Thu24
- about €1,960.12Fri25
- about €1,622.64Sat26
- about €1,518.21Sun27
- about €1,299.32Mon28
- about €1,269.23Tue29
- about €1,223.21Wed30
- about €1,263.33Thu1
- about €1,174.24Fri2
- about €1,224.39Sat3
- about €1,108.75Sun4
- about €977.77Mon5
- about €953.58Tue6
- about €840.30Wed7
- about €1,065.09Thu8
- about €984.84Fri9
- about €1,002.55Sat10
- about €933.52Sun11
- about €797.82Mon12
- about €776.39Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Tokyo for the night the flight gets in
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When to book New York to Tokyo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €901.0790 days
- €828.5060 days
- €788.9745 days
- €919.9530 days
- €776.3921 days
- €953.5814 days
- €1,269.237 days
- €1,960.123 days
- €1,991.981 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €776.39.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 157 percent. The most expensive point is €1,991.98, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to New York to Tokyo and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
13 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
11,174 km
10,849 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
8,804,190 → 9,733,276
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 83% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 17% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 11,174 km against 10,849 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Detroit, Anchorage, Toronto, Boston. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Tokyo Station
Most of the points near Tokyo Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about New York to Tokyo
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from New York to Tokyo?
The fastest journey from New York to Tokyo takes 17h 34m door to door, of which 14h 25m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 18h 44m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from New York to Tokyo?
The cheapest fare from New York to Tokyo is €776.39, as of September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €1,382.22. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from New York to Tokyo?
The cheapest way from New York to Tokyo is by flight, at €799.00 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 17h 35m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book New York to Tokyo?
Fares from New York to Tokyo bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €776.39. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 157 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for New York to Tokyo?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from New York to Tokyo, at €953.58. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for New York to Tokyo?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from New York to Tokyo, at €638.34 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from New York to Tokyo?
All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines Domestic, United Airlines publish service areas covering both New York and Tokyo, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from New York to Tokyo?
83 percent of the services we sell from New York to Tokyo are direct. The rest connect at Detroit, Anchorage, Toronto, Boston, with about 61 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from New York to Tokyo use?
Services from New York to Tokyo by flight leave from John F. Kennedy International Airport JFK and arrive at Tokyo Haneda International Airport HND. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from New York to Tokyo?
0 of the 5 operators we sell from New York to Tokyo allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for New York to Tokyo on September 22, 2026: 11174 km of route against 10849 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 5 operators a cheapest fare of €776.39, and 17h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
New York reaches 281 places in 79 countries on services we hold, over distances from 19 to 15,339 km. Tokyo reaches 285 places in 57 countries, from 25 to 13,808 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving New York
- 281Places you can leave for
- 79Countries
- 123Operators
79
123Arriving in Tokyo
Leaving Tokyo
- 285Places you can leave for
- 57Countries
- 113Operators